[miamiangler1]

Originally Posted by credditt

Let me preface this by saying I've only been swording four or five times and haven't landed one yet... I'm going to be shopping for some new rods, and I'm still trying to learn.

I've been told by several people (and read a few places) not to run over about 15 pounds of drag when fighting a sword to avoid the hook pulling from their soft mouth. If you can't run heavy drag, then why fish higher than 50 pound line? I know several people that use 80 to 130 pound class, but with drag no higher than 15 pounds. What's the point considering that 50 pound class can fish 15# drag? In theory, the 130# would offer no benefit over 50# since the light drag is the limiting factor.

Thanks for any input.

I was wondering the same thing why not use lighter line , I have been fishing only two times with Capt`n Shane ..and managed to get my sword on the first trip ... He has 50W tiager`s with 200yds of 80 lb mono top shot ... I wasnt on his trip last friday ... but one of the swords they hooked went all around the boat ... line got caught on the engine which they managed to get off and also on the bow anchor ... both times they could have lost the fish ... after he told me how crazy the sword was that night .. now I understand why they use heavier lines ...